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Aura

By Carlos Fuentes
Aura by Carlos Fuentes digital book - Fable

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This eBook edition of Carlos Fuentes' novel includes only the English translation by Lysander Kemp. The Spanish text is not included.

Felipe Montero is employed in the house of an aged widow to edit her deceased husband's memoirs. There Felipe meets her beautiful green-eyed niece, Aura. His passion for Aura and his gradual discovery of the true relationship between the young woman and her aunt propel the story to its extraordinary conclusion.

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Expressionless Face
Multi-layered charactersOriginal writingSuspensefulDark settingDarkUnengaging characters
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“Lo leí como creo que la mayoría cuando estaba en la secundaria, en ese entonces la verdad es que no lo pude apreciar de la mejor manera, lo releí hace no mucho también por cuestiones de la escuela, pero ahora fui capaz de apreciar mucho mejor de la ambientación y la historia, un gran ejemplo de literatura gótica mexicana.”
Multi-layered charactersBeautifully writtenOriginal writingAddictiveSuspensefulDark settingDark
Surprised Face with Open Mouth
Likable charactersBeautifully writtenOriginal writingSuspensefulImmersive settingMagical settingDarkAbuseViolence
Anxious Face with sweat“WHAT.”

About Carlos Fuentes

Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012) was one of the most influential and celebrated voices in Latin American literature. He was the author of 24 novels, including The Death of Artemio Cruz, The Old Gringo and Terra Nostra, and also wrote numerous plays, short stories, and essays. He received the 1987 Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world's highest literary honor.

Fuentes was born in Panama City, the son of Mexican parents, and moved to Mexico as a teenager. He served as an ambassador to England and France, and taught at universities including Harvard, Princeton, Brown and Columbia. He died in Mexico City in 2012.

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